Modoc Rock Shelter
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Modoc Rock Shelter is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Illinois known for its long record of human occupation and well-preserved cultural deposits.
All labels observed (1)
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| Modoc Rock Shelter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modoc Rock Shelter Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, contains, Modoc Rock Shelter]
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A.
Arlington Springs Man site
The Arlington Springs Man site is a significant Paleoindian archaeological locality on Santa Rosa Island in California, where some of the oldest known human remains in North America were discovered.
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B.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
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C.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site in Pennsylvania renowned for evidence of some of the earliest known human habitation in North America.
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D.
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.
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E.
Fort Rock Cave
Fort Rock Cave is an archaeological site in Oregon renowned for yielding some of the oldest known Native American artifacts in North America, including ancient sagebrush-bark sandals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modoc Rock Shelter Target entity description: Modoc Rock Shelter is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Illinois known for its long record of human occupation and well-preserved cultural deposits.
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A.
Arlington Springs Man site
The Arlington Springs Man site is a significant Paleoindian archaeological locality on Santa Rosa Island in California, where some of the oldest known human remains in North America were discovered.
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B.
Blackwater Draw site
Blackwater Draw site is an important archaeological location on the Llano Estacado of eastern New Mexico known for early human occupation and distinctive Clovis culture artifacts.
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C.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter
Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site in Pennsylvania renowned for evidence of some of the earliest known human habitation in North America.
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D.
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites
Wetherill Mesa archaeological sites are a group of well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and related ruins located on Wetherill Mesa in southwestern Colorado.
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E.
Fort Rock Cave
Fort Rock Cave is an archaeological site in Oregon renowned for yielding some of the oldest known Native American artifacts in North America, including ancient sagebrush-bark sandals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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prehistoric rock shelter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | prehistoric Native American groups ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| earliestOccupation | early Holocene ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | near modern transportation routes along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
deep cultural stratigraphy
ⓘ
fire pits ⓘ living floors ⓘ multiple occupation layers ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMaterials |
ceramics
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faunal remains ⓘ hearth features ⓘ plant remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | rock overhang providing shelter ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalType | sandstone rock shelter ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasResearchValue |
reconstructing prehistoric subsistence
ⓘ
studying long-term human occupation sequences ⓘ understanding Archaic adaptations in the Midwest ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
long record of human occupation
ⓘ
significant prehistoric archaeological site ⓘ well-preserved cultural deposits ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | open rock shelter ⓘ |
| hasStratifiedDeposits | yes ⓘ |
| isListedOn | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
academic publications
ⓘ
archaeological investigations ⓘ paleoenvironmental studies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Modoc, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPhysiographicRegion | Mississippi River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | American Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bluff overlooking the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| NRHPCategory | site ⓘ |
| NRHPCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | archaeological site ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Mississippian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Woodland period ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| usedAs |
base camp
ⓘ
habitation site ⓘ seasonal camp ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Modoc Rock Shelter Description of subject: Modoc Rock Shelter is a significant prehistoric archaeological site in Illinois known for its long record of human occupation and well-preserved cultural deposits.
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